: served to seated diners
a sit-down dinner
also
: of, relating to, or serving sit-down meals
a sit-down restaurant
1
: a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of their place of employment as a protest and means toward forcing compliance with demands
2
: a mass obstruction of an activity by sitting down to demonstrate a grievance or to get the activity modified or halted
3
: a meeting held especially to discuss and resolve problems or conflicts
Examples of sit-down in a Sentence
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Less than a month after the verdict, Majors spoke out in an ABC News sit-down interview that aired in January.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The actor spoke out about the violent incident leading to his charges and his subsequent guilty verdict for the first time in early January during a sit-down with Good Morning America.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
But few voters got an up-close view of the sit-down, which lasted more than an hour.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
After production wraps, Tori Kelly has a late-night sit-down with Billboard to talk about her experience of mentoring half of the season 22 contestants.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The actor made the announcement during a sit-down with Forbes.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Tamale vendor Red Kitchen KC closed its spot in the public market a few months ago to open a sit-down restaurant in downtown Overland Park.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
During her sit-down with hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Burnett revealed that she and Palm Royale costar Allison Janney play Wordle together.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Majors, who did not testify during the December trial, reacted to the verdict weeks later in January in a sit-down interview with ABC News, which is owned by Disney.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Less than a month after the verdict, Majors spoke out in an ABC News sit-down interview that aired in January.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The actor spoke out about the violent incident leading to his charges and his subsequent guilty verdict for the first time in early January during a sit-down with Good Morning America.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
But few voters got an up-close view of the sit-down, which lasted more than an hour.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
After production wraps, Tori Kelly has a late-night sit-down with Billboard to talk about her experience of mentoring half of the season 22 contestants.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The actor made the announcement during a sit-down with Forbes.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Tamale vendor Red Kitchen KC closed its spot in the public market a few months ago to open a sit-down restaurant in downtown Overland Park.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
During her sit-down with hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Burnett revealed that she and Palm Royale costar Allison Janney play Wordle together.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Noun
Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
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